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- Sarah is the daughter of Mary Ferris & Gershom Lockwood. Her father was Governor of Connecticut.
. 1787 Feb 27. [Extract] Evidence of Alexd. Montgomery, Junr., dated at Saint John, NB.
Gershorm Lockwood, father of witnesses's wife, left by WILL a lot of Land 10 Acres in Greenwich to witnesses's wife. She was dying in his life when he added a Codicil that it was to go amongst her children. Testator died about the beginning of the War: David Brown was in possession of this Lot in Trust for Witnesses' children by Witnesses' Order.
Says he gave security in £700 to act as Guardian for his children to the Court of Probate but never got possession himself but directed David Brown for take possession.
David Brown has left it as witness believes perhaps his brother-in-law may be in possession - one William Henry, who had married witnesses' sister.
There were 16 Acres not mentioned in the WILL which will go amongst all the children there were 9 children, witness's wife was one of the children.
. Witness has 8 children:
John the eldest Son, now amongst the Genesse.
Alexander, the Claimant;
Archibald, age 22, at sea (b.1765);
Hugh, infant, at sea (?)
David, infant, here [i.e. New Brunswick];
Mary, married in the States;
Sarah & Susannah, now here [Province of New Brunswick].
Ref: American Loyalist Claims, Evidence New York, vol. 25, p 319.
. Book of Claims 1780-1783, Vol. 116.
Gershorm Lockwood, of Stanwick, Connecticut, Yeoman, Where & when indicted: Westchester, Nov 9. Judgement: Oct 26, 1782. LeRoy, Simons S.
. The above research & transcription by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1]
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